Article 1 The purpose of this corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational: To preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members To assist worthy comrades To perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their widows and orphans To maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America and fidelity to its constitution and laws To foster true patriotism To maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies whomsoever.